News law and legislation Russian head of state Vladimir Putin has tasked his government with passing legislation that would regulate token offerings and cryptocurrency mining, and establishing legal definitions for various digital assets. In an October 21 press release, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a series of directives instructing his… Read more »

From Oct 2-3, 2017, Blockchain at Berkeley is hosting the first Cryptoeconomic Security Conference. Day one was filled with discussions of consensus algorithms, mining incentives, and potential scaling solutions. At 9:00 p.m., the day began with a heartfelt keynote speech from Jae Kwon, founder and CEO of Tendermint/Cøsmos. Kwon preached the… Read more »